Medical compound



NI-TED STATES ATENT FFICE MEDICAL COMPOUND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,050, dated November 18, 1884. Application filed February 16, 1884. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM BEVIER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Shelby, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Medical Combinations, of which the following is the formula.

This invention relates to improvements in compounds for medical purposes and has for its object to make a compound anodyne as a remedy for all forms of diseases, acute and chronic. In acute diseases it is used to subdue congestion, inflammation, and fever; in chronic diseases, to restore the equilibrium of the circulation and prepare the system for constitutional and local treatment. In nervous spasms and convulsions the dose should be repeated every few minutes until relieved.

Dose, for an adult, from a tea-spoonful to a small table-spoonful once in one to four hours, according to the urgency of the case; dose, for children one year old and upward, from twenty drops to a tea-spoonful; for infants, from five to ten drops.

This compound is made accordingto the following formula: fluid extract of skull-cap, (Scuiellaric lateriflorcn) one-half ounce; fluid extract of ladys-slipper, (Oypripedium pubescens,) one-half ounce; fluid extract crampbark, (Viburnum opulus,) one-half ounce; fluid extract blue cohosh, (Oc'ulophyllum Malia troz'des,) one-half ounce; fluid extract skunkcabbage, (Symplocmpus ftetidm) one half ounce; fluid extract henhane, (Hz oscyamus m'gen) one-half ounce; tincture Valerian, one ounce; tincture licorice, two ounces; tincture aufse-seed, (Pimpinellc anisumfl one ounce; tincture fennel, (Fwniculum ofiicinala) one ounce; powdered Virginia snake-root, (Aristolochm serpentaria,) one-fourth ounce; powdered milkweed. (Asclepias Syriaca.) one-fourth ounce; poWderedGreek alerian, Polcmom'um reptana) one-fourth ounce; powdered crawley, (Pterospom Andromeda.) one fourth ounce; sweet spirit of niter, (spiritus mitm' dulcis,) one quart.

After the above are thoroughly mixed, the mixture is allowed to stand until the strength of each pulverized ingredient is extracted therefrom.

Having described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent, and claim 1s In a medical compound, one-half ounce fluid extract of skull-cap, or Scutellaria Zateriflora; one-half ounce fluid extract of ladysslipper, or Oypmpedium pubescens; one-half ounce fluid extract of cramp-bark, or Viburnum opulus; one-half ounce fluid extract of blue cohosh, or Oaulophyllmn thalictroides; onehalf ounce fluid extract of skunk-cabbage, or Symplocarpus fcctida; one-half ounce fluid extract of henbane, or Hyoscyamus niger; one ounce tincture of Valerian; two ounces tincture of licorice; one ounce tincture anise-seed, or Pimpinella anisum; one ounce tincture of fenno], or Fwniculmn ofiicz'nale; one-fourth ounce Virginia snake-root, or Aristolochia serpentaria; one-fourth ounce inilkweed, or Asclepias Syriaca; one-fourth ounce Greek Valerian, or Polemom'mn replicas; one-fourth ounce crawley, orlterospora Andromeda one quart sweet spirit of niter, or spirit'u-s'nitri dulcis, as de scribed, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I afflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM BEVIER.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH R. MOKNIGHI; WILLI M W. SKILEs. 

